Instilling corporate value

摘要

Nov. 7, 2019, was an important day in the history of Maple Leaf Foods, Canada's largest food processing company,based in Mississauga, Ontario. On that day,Maple Leaf Foods announced it was carbon neutral, the first company of its size to reach this sustainability milestone. To help mark the event and to help commemorate that day in the company's history, the company gave members of the company team at its corporate headquarters seedlings to plant.But this was not just a photo-op, an empty gesture or a public relations move by the company to pay lip service to the idea of sustainability. It was a concrete step forward,part of Maple Leaf's goal of becoming the world's first major carbon neutral food company, and a way to highlight its industry-leading sustainability efforts.What Maple Leaf Foods has been doing -its philosophy and actions - are not limited to sustainability, either. The steps the company has been taking are groundbreaking efforts to implement its unique culture and approach to business operations in the meat and poultry industry. Besides implementing carbon neutral status and other aspects of sustainability,Maple Leaf has an industry-leading approach and mission on animal care, food safety,dealing with the challenges of COVID-19,diversity and inclusion for its employees, shared value, and its beliefs and actions on how people should be treated, including those with mental health issues and people from the LGBTQ community.